Cemu - Wii U emulator

Cemu - Wii U emulator is a free program that runs Nintendo Wii U games and homebrew on a computer. This software also lets you customize particular areas such as graphics, language, resolution, audio and input. Changing the settings allows games to run at higher resolutions than on the original console, and community graphic packs add further tweaks. The emulator is actively developed: it became open source in 2022 under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and builds are available for 64-bit Windows, Linux and (experimentally) macOS. Cemu supports the WUD, WUX, WUA and RPX game formats; WUD and WUX images need the proper decryption keys in keys.txt, while the smaller WUA format does not. The Cemu Wii U emulator application requires a 64-bit version of Windows 7 or later and a minimum of 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended). It also requires a graphics card with OpenGL 4.5 or Vulkan 1.2 support. When playing you can choose the type of controller to emulate between the DRC (GamePad), Pro Controller and Classic Controller, using the keyboard or a USB controller as input.

Features:

• Runs most Wii U games and homebrew in a playable state
• OpenGL and Vulkan renderers with asynchronous shader compilation to reduce stutter
• Graphic packs for higher resolutions and other game tweaks
• GamePad touch input with the mouse and emulated gyro controls

This software not only allows you to play your Wii U games on your PC but additionally allows you to enhance graphics and resolution.

NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards run as expected with recent drivers, while Intel GPU support is limited and Vulkan is recommended there.

If you are looking for a way to continue to play your Wii U games on a PC, then this application is a good fit. It is regularly updated to improve game compatibility and performance. Graphic packs can be downloaded directly from the Options menu, and the settings dialog groups general, graphics, audio and online options. With higher resolutions and graphic packs, many games can look sharper than on the original Wii U.